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   Probe

   /prōb/

   

   noun

   • 1. a blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body.
   • ▪ a small device, especially an electrode, used for measuring, testing, or obtaining information.
   • ▪ a projecting device for engaging in a drogue, either on an aircraft for use in inflight refueling or on a spacecraft for use in docking with another craft.
   • ▪ an unmanned exploratory spacecraft designed to transmit information about its environment.
   • ▪ an investigation into a crime or other matter: "a probe into the maritime industry by the FBI"

   verb

   • 1. physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument: "researchers probing the digestive glands of mollusks" Similar examinefeelfeel aroundexploreprodpokecheck
   • ▪ seek to uncover information about someone or something: "police are probing another murder" Similar investigateconduct an investigation intoinquire/inquire intolook intostudyconduct an inquiry/inquiry intoexaminescrutinizego intocarry out an inquest intoresearchanalyzedissectsearch intodelve intodig intosoundplumb

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): from late Latin proba ‘proof’ (in medieval Latin ‘examination’), from Latin probare ‘to test’. The verb dates from the mid 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. probeable adjective
   • 2. prober noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   Probe definition: to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely. See examples of PROBE used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of PROBE is a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity). How to use probe in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Probe.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROBE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   verb [ I or T ] uk / prəʊb / us / proʊb / Add to word list. to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know, by asking questions carefully and not directly: The interviewer probed deep into her private life. Detectives questioned him for hours, probing for any inconsistencies in his story.

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   noun. an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities. “there was a congressional probe into the scandal”. synonyms: investigation. see more. verb. examine physically with or as if with a probe. “ probe an anthill”. synonyms: dig into, poke into.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROBE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · A probe is a long thin instrument that doctors and dentists use to examine parts of the body. ...a fibre-optic probe. 4. verb. If you probe a place, you search it in order to find someone or something that you are looking for. A flashlight beam probed the underbrush only yards away from their hiding place. [VERB noun]

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › probeProbe - definition of probe by The Free Dictionary

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   probe. (prōb) n. 1. a. A slender, flexible surgical instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity. b. An electrode or other device that can be placed inside something to take and convey measurements. c. A substance, such as DNA, that is radioactively labeled or otherwise marked and used to detect or identify another substance in a sample. d.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › probePROBE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   a process in which someone tries to discover information about something by asking a lot of questions: an FBI probe into corruption. probe noun [C] (TOOL) a long, thin, metal tool used by doctors to examine parts of the body. (Definition of probe from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of probe.